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Message: <blockquote data-quote="theridion" data-source="post: 85285" data-attributes="member: 2763">YOU PEOPLE NEED TO READ THE BOOKS BEFORE POSTING!i have almost every single d&d 3e suppliment i can get my hands on.  whatever i don't have, i've borrowed and read.  the QUINTASSENCIAL FIGHTER suppliment is one of the TOP suppliments for d&d.  Between that book and the masters of the wild, those are easily the top 2 books, put either one on top you wish to.  The QUIN FIGHTER has anything you need.  it has numerous great prestige classes that aren't as inconsistant and under/overpowered as the prestige classes in each of the wizard's suppliments.  <- check out the peasant hero prestige class... any book that has a prestige class for the peasant class is just great... and it almost makes you want to play a peasant for 4-5 levels!The QUIN FIGHTER also has numerous great feats.  they solve many wizards problems and they introduce tons of new fighting abilities where not every fighter is going to use spring attack by level 7! and the have no good feats to take... some feats have been mentioned in prestige classes and such, but have never been listed as attainable or given any prereques.  many of the powerful ones have prerequisite feats like lightning reflexes and such... things that no one would normally take thus making them balanced... another great area is the feats that allow a person to raise their AC, much like fighters raise their attack bonuses...some examples are improved dodge, improved armor use.  improved weapon focus... there's rules for called shots, feats for called shots and improved called shots.reckless fighter- power attack but loose AC bonusresting in armor feat, offhand weapon feats, fearsome display, expert marksman, improved called shot...combat caster defense, which is basically the opposite of combat casting, where a fighter can raise the DC of a wizards cast defensivelly check by +4. grappling feats, armor specialization...i mean, i'm just running through the list naming some, but there's a bunch and they're all great.  there's also rules for tournament types including injury tables(nice and realistic)... gunpowder weapons, fighting styles, mercenary tables, new weapons and armor, war machines, drafting/military troop stats for different types of troops... i don't think anyone who reads this book would ever say its a poor suppliment.  over sword and fist- it has tons of feats that are progressions upon the old ones.  a level 20 fighter from sword and fist, winds up with spring attack, expertise... every feat basically.  this suppliment not only is balanced, but it allows fighters to be customized.  i love the idea of specializing in a specific type of armor to fit your fighting style.  i love spending a bunch of feats just to raise AC instead of spending the usual "weapon focus, power attack, specialization, dodge, mobility, spring attack"... i am currently running a barbarian with the reckless fighter ability.  basically, he goes in power attacking, but instead of dropping to hit, he drops his AC which not only seems logical, but also gives fighters a bit a versatility.  sword and fist was good for a 1st suppliment product... but this quint fighter book is really the top of the heap of suppliments.  masters of the wild is great too, i think that book is a necessity for barbarians, rangers, and druids, and it makes them very fun.  the barbarian rage feats allone are stunningly fun.</blockquote>

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